Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
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Congress Agxmizued for Refusing SO |
Consider ahe Morrison Bsiii.
Nrw YoRK, Jan. IA tariff reform |
meeting, under the auspices Of the Free
Trade Club of New York, was held to-
night at Cooper Union flsll, which was
ilied, Mr.. Everett Wheeler called the
assemblage TO order and presented Mr.
jackson s. Schultz as the chat man Of the
meeting. MIR. Schultz thought it might
seem proper for him to say why he was
there. II am a Republican" said be,
ssbut am told l am not a regular; went
to the party as o free-soil Democrat, We
only went into the party TO abolish
alayery, and that has, been done. We
went in with that heresy, If heresy You
call il. am free trader, although
am a Republican. Some may believe
there should be NO customs here, but
am not of that class. want a revenue
tariff, not protective tariff.
| Resolutions were presented and adopted.
| They arraigned Congress for refusing TO
i copsider the Morrison bill, condemned its
opponents and praised it's advocates
/ President Cleveland and Secretary NAH
ming were iauded for the statesmanlike
manner OF presenting the question 20
Congress. The oountry's industries moht
needed the II moval of the tariff from raw
materials, which tariff prevented American
laborers from competition ON even terms
with those abroad. The proteotionist
scheme to check the surplus by restric-
tions and reduction of internal revenue
taxes ON liquor and tobacco was an
unjust evasion of the tariff qnes-
tion which would relieve the peo.
pie of none of the burdens under
which they now labor. The alternative
proposition advanced by protentionists IL
add sugar to the free list should le
, condemned now RS subtle design t.
block the WAYS of free admission OF
raw materials Wages of American labor
we're in no wise Increased by the tariff
The high wages paid we're due TO superior
. fiicieucy. Congress having refused e
8 consider the general act, friends of tariff
A reform should submit specified bills, ane
A | il those fail the President should cal
A together in special SESSION the 5Ott
Q Congress to effect the reforms MIR. Oleye
h land has 30 ably advocated
8 Chairman Schultz then INTRODUCES
Z Editor r. w. Dawson of the Charleston
+ 8. O., Meas and Courier, who wanted Il
: know of what earthly use to the genera
s community was the reduction of the in
\ ternal tax ON liquors and tobacco.
E Henry George was called for at th
close of Mr.. Dawsoll's address, and sal
Il le wanted more than u tariff reform, b
wanted to abolish the whole tariff, roc
nnd branch He opposed protectio
= be 7anee il led many On Is false trail. u
il | did not believe that, us regards the worl
n ingmen, any scaling down of the tart
J. would accomplish anything worth speal
,e iug of. 1t vas the easiest thug in I'll
n world 10 impose tax, but tue hardei
Il thing to get it oil. He thought OlevI
n land arguments in favor of tariff reforl
N had been weak The true doctrine of Il
W Democrats was free trade.
II Elk Lieutenant Governor Dorsheim'
IS followed 10 brief address. Anon
It those present were Dorman B. Eaton, g
a Governor d II. Chamberlain of Soui
il Carolina, Judge Bowers of Dakot
" Orlando b. Potter, W. T. Croasdale,
10 II. Boyesen OK. Assistant United Stat
IA Treasurer Thomas G. Acton, GUST
Is Schwab, g. Haven Putnam, r. II. Bowk
rs and Louis L. Post.